The Vatican and Castel Sant' Angelo

Today Zia and I decided to check out the Vatican museum. This gargantuan museum has probably one of the largest and most valuable collections in the world and it feels like it goes out of its way to comment on how wealthy the Catholic Church is, hmmm. Putting that aside, there are some amazing things in here that just transcend pop culture that I had seen before and didn't even know were like, "The Creation of Adam" and that one spiral staircase. Thanks to Zia's wealth of knowledge on Italy I got to truly appreciate the map room that depicted every single part of this country in an absolutely captivating way. The Sistine chapel is a room I had been hearing about all my life and it truly blew me away. The amount of detail in the ceilings and walls just made my jaw drop. You're not allowed to take photos there so sorry I can't share it☹️. Later, for an amazing view of Rome we hiked up Castel Sant' Angelo. Viewpoints really place the stress and chaos of a city in a different light as you are calmed by the breathtaking views. (Credit: Zia for that thought.) For dinner we had home-made Pappardalle with Wild Boar sauce, which was absolutely fantastic. Thanks to Zio Nevio for "acquiring" the boar and for Zia Annie for turning it into something special.Read more